The Interplay of Power on the Horizon

José Castro Caldas () and Helder Coelho ()
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José Castro Caldas: DINAMIA/ISCTE, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1600 Lisboa, Portugal
Helder Coelho: Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C5, Piso 1, Campo Grande, 1700 Lisboa, Portugal

Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2000, vol. 03, issue 01n04, 243-253

Abstract: The research in multi-agent systems, like the one in economics, has paid little attention to the question of power. This is perhaps due to the fact that power is a hard topic to tackle from the methodological individualistic perspective that has influenced both disciplines. A dependence network built upon a simple concept of dependence is used as a simulation model aimed at exploring the consequences of power on a preliminary basis. Three questions are addressed: (a) in what ways the power relations impose structure upon society?; (b) how they structure groups internally?; (c) how they differentiate groups and individuals in relation to their conditions of existence?.

Keywords: Multi-Agent Simulation; Socio-economic Simulation; Power; Dependence; Dependence Networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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